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Electoral results for the district of Katanning

This is a list of electoral results for the Electoral district of Katanning in Western Australian state elections.

Members for Katanning edit

Katanning (1904–1983)
Member Party Term
  Frederick Piesse Independent 1904–1905
  Ministerial 1905–1909
  Arnold Piesse Ministerial 1909–1911
  Liberal 1911–1914
  Alec Thomson Liberal 1914–1917
  Country 1917–1923
  Country (ECP) 1923–1924
  Country 1924–1930
  Arnold Piesse Ind. Country 1930–1933
  Country 1933–1935
  Arthur Watts Country 1935–1950
  Crawford Nalder Country 1950–1974
  Dick Old National Country 1974–1983
Katanning-Roe (1983–1989)
Member Party Term
  Dick Old National Country 1983–1985
  Liberal 1985–1986
  Monty House National 1986–1989

Election results edit

Elections in the 1980s edit

1986 Western Australian state election: Katanning-Roe[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Monty House 4,179 47.4 -34.7
Liberal Dick Old 3,196 36.3 +36.3
Labor Jonathan Davies 1,438 16.3 -1.6
Total formal votes 8,813 98.6 +0.9
Informal votes 127 1.4 -0.9
Turnout 8,940 93.5 +4.0
Two-candidate-preferred result
National Monty House 5,389 61.2 -20.9
Liberal Dick Old 3,424 38.8 +38.8
National hold Swing -20.9
1983 Western Australian state election: Katanning-Roe
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Dick Old 6,541 82.1
Labor Marilyn Elson 1,423 17.9
Total formal votes 7,984 97.7
Informal votes 184 2.3
Turnout 8,148 89.5
National Country hold Swing
1980 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Dick Old 5,501 79.3 +6.4
National Arnold Bilney 1,433 20.7 +20.7
Total formal votes 6,934 97.4 -0.4
Informal votes 187 2.6 +0.4
Turnout 7,121 91.8 -2.6
National Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1970s edit

1977 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Dick Old 5,122 72.9
Labor Christopher Bothams 976 13.9
Liberal Peter Hatherly 931 13.2
Total formal votes 7,029 97.8
Informal votes 155 2.2
Turnout 7,184 94.4
Two-party-preferred result
National Country Dick Old 5,960 84.8 +6.2
Labor Christopher Bothams 1,069 15.2 -6.2
National Country hold Swing +6.2
1974 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Alliance Dick Old 4,307 63.2
Labor Kenneth Gawn 1,333 19.6
Liberal Peter Hatherly 1,174 17.2
Total formal votes 6,814 97.1
Informal votes 203 2.9
Turnout 7,017 91.7
Two-party-preferred result
National Alliance Dick Old 5,364 78.7
Labor Kenneth Gawn 1,450 21.3
National Alliance hold Swing
1971 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Crawford Nalder 1,951 35.4 -64.6
Labor Ray Francisco 1,520 27.6 +27.6
Independent Country Lloyd Nelson 1,147 20.8 +20.8
Democratic Labor John Carr 377 6.8 +6.8
United Farmers Hugh Carmichael-Smith 329 6.0 +6.0
Independent William Stretch 189 3.4 +3.4
Total formal votes 5,513 94.0
Informal votes 353 6.0
Turnout 5,866 94.2
Two-party-preferred result
Country Crawford Nalder 3,400 61.7 -38.3
Labor Ray Francisco 2,113 38.3 +38.3
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1960s edit

1968 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Crawford Nalder unopposed
Country hold Swing
1965 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Crawford Nalder unopposed
Country hold Swing
1962 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Crawford Nalder unopposed
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1950s edit

1959 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Crawford Nalder unopposed
Country hold Swing
1956 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Crawford Nalder unopposed
Country hold Swing
1953 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Crawford Nalder unopposed
Country hold Swing
1950 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Crawford Nalder 2,957 73.9
Country Wilhelm Beeck 1,042 26.1
Total formal votes 3,999 97.7
Informal votes 93 2.3
Turnout 4,092 91.7
Country hold Swing

Elections in the 1940s edit

1947 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Watts 3,682 78.3 +6.2
Labor John Powell 1,018 21.7 +21.7
Total formal votes 4,700 98.7 +0.3
Informal votes 62 1.3 -0.3
Turnout 4,762 89.8 +4.9
Country hold Swing N/A
1943 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Watts 3,165 72.1 +2.6
Independent Labor Clayton Mitchell 1,227 27.9 +27.9
Total formal votes 4,392 98.4 +0.1
Informal votes 72 1.6 -0.1
Turnout 4,464 84.9 -6.6
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1930s edit

1939 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Watts 3,259 69.5 +16.2
Independent Walter Bird 1,433 30.5 +30.5
Total formal votes 4,692 98.3 -0.6
Informal votes 79 1.7 +0.6
Turnout 4,771 91.5 +17.1
Country hold Swing N/A
1936 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Watts 1,970 53.3 +40.4
Independent Country Nelson Lemmon 1,726 46.7 +46.7
Total formal votes 3,696 98.9 +1.3
Informal votes 42 1.1 -1.3
Turnout 3,738 74.4 -17.7
Country hold Swing N/A
1935 Katanning state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arthur Watts 839 24.89 +9.33
Independent Country Frederick Cox 674 19.99 +19.99
Independent Country Nelson Lemmon 580 17.21 +17.21
Country John McDonald 578 17.15 +17.15
Independent Martin Hartigan 441 13.08 –15.77
Country Samuel Kemble 259 6.80 +6.80
Total formal votes 3,300 97.89 n/a
Informal votes 71 2.11 n/a
Turnout 3,371 67.53 n/a
Two-candidate-preferred result
Country Arthur Watts 1,707 50.64 n/a
Independent Country Nelson Lemmon 1,664 49.36 n/a
Country hold Swing n/a[a]
1933 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Arnold Piesse 2,260 47.7 -14.4
Labor Martin Hartigan 1,415 29.9 +29.9
Country Arthur Watts 609 12.9 +12.9
Country John Nagel 453 9.6 +9.6
Total formal votes 4,737 97.6 -1.2
Informal votes 115 2.4 +1.2
Turnout 4,852 92.1 +11.5
After distribution of preferences
Country Arnold Piesse 2,434 51.4
Labor Martin Hartigan 1,496 31.6
Country Arthur Watts 807 17.0
Country hold Swing N/A
  • Preferences were not distributed to completion.
1930 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Country Arnold Piesse 2,536 62.1
Country Alec Thomson 1,546 37.9
Total formal votes 4,082 98.8
Informal votes 49 1.2
Turnout 4,131 80.6
Independent Country gain from Country Swing

Elections in the 1920s edit

1927 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alec Thomson 2,246 70.7 +5.5
Labor David Parker 931 29.3 -5.5
Total formal votes 3,177 99.1 -0.3
Informal votes 28 0.9 +0.3
Turnout 3,205 70.7 +6.6
Country hold Swing +5.5
1924 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Executive Country Alexander Thomson 1,634 65.2 +65.2
Country George McLeod 873 34.8 -39.8
Total formal votes 2,507 99.4 -0.2
Informal votes 16 0.6 +0.2
Turnout 2,523 64.1 +9.1
Executive Country gain from Country Swing N/A
1921 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Country Alec Thomson 1,258 74.6 +8.3
Labor Washington Mather 428 25.4 +25.4
Total formal votes 1,686 99.6 +1.9
Informal votes 6 0.6 -1.9
Turnout 1,692 55.0 -7.0
Country hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1910s edit

1917 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Country Alec Thomson 1,383 66.3 +10.4
National Country Alfred Fisher 518 24.8 +24.8
National Country James Crawford 184 8.8 +8.8
Total formal votes 2,085 97.7 –2.2
Informal votes 49 2.3 +2.2
Turnout 2,134 62.0 +8.6
National Country hold Swing N/A
1914 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Alec Thomson 1,226 55.8 -21.6
Country Norman Macrae 969 44.2 +44.2
Total formal votes 2,195 99.9 +0.6
Informal votes 3 0.1 -0.6
Turnout 2,198 53.4 -15.5
Liberal hold Swing N/A
1911 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Arnold Piesse 1,310 77.4
Independent George Irving 382 22.6
Total formal votes 1,692 99.3
Informal votes 12 0.7
Turnout 1,704 68.9
Ministerialist hold Swing

Elections in the 1900s edit

1909 Katanning state by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Arnold Piesse unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing
1908 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Frederick Piesse 1,045 71.6 -28.4
Ministerialist Alfred Fisher 414 28.4 +28.4
Total formal votes 1,459 99.7
Informal votes 4 0.3
Turnout 1,463 59.0
Ministerialist hold Swing N/A
1905 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Ministerialist Frederick Henry Piesse unopposed
Ministerialist hold Swing n/a
1904 Western Australian state election: Katanning
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Frederick Henry Piesse unopposed
Independent win (new seat)

References edit

  1. ^ Prescott, David Black with the assistance of Valerie (1997). Election statistics : Legislative Assembly of Western Australia, 1890-1996. Perth, [W.A.]: Western Australian Parliamentary History Project and Western Australian Electoral Commission. ISBN 0730984095.
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